My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
38%Agree
32%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
0%City of London Academy, Highgate Hill
Free schools — Secondary
N19 3EU / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
40.3
Attainment 8
65%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional sixth form
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2024
Good
Good
Inspected 2024
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormOutstanding
Recognised with 1 performance badge
🏆 Exceptional sixth form
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 40.3
- Progress 8
- 0.12
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 33%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 45.56
- Achieving AAB+
- 32%
65% of parents would recommend this school
69 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
36%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
19%Don't know
3%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
42%Agree
38%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
1%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
10%Agree
7%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
4%Not applicable
54%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
34%Agree
28%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
4%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
28%Agree
22%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
0%Not applicable
19%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
23%No
77%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 16 parents
Strongly agree
25%Agree
31%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
25%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
44%Agree
36%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
42%Agree
33%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
13%Don't know
0%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
41%Agree
35%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
10%Don't know
1%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
33%Agree
53%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
6%Don't know
4%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
36%Agree
46%Disagree
13%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
35%Agree
28%Disagree
9%Strongly disagree
16%Don't know
12%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
65%No
35%15.6% of pupils receive SEN support
15.6%
SEN support
2.8%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 2.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 3.1%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 4%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 1.6%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 2.8%
78.9% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 78.9%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1
- Free school meals
- 55.8%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 14.7:1
- Overall absence
- 7.35%
- Persistent absence
- 20.83%
- English as additional language
- 42.2%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 24.7%
- Mixed
- 12.1%
- Asian
- 10%
- Black
- 7.8%
- Other
- 13.7%
Other White18.1%
White British6.1%
Irish0.5%
Other Mixed5.8%
White & Black Caribbean4.7%
White & Black African1.1%
White & Asian0.5%
Bangladeshi6.7%
Pakistani1.2%
Indian1.1%
Other Asian0.8%
Chinese0.2%
Caribbean4.7%
Other Black2%
African1.1%